Halfway Between 42 and 494

When you ask "What number is halfway between 42 and 494?" we assume you mean the number in the exact middle of the two numbers on a number line, as illustrated below, where X=42 and Y=494.

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To find the number halfway between 42 and 494, we use the following formula:

(X + Y)/2 = Halfway Between

When we enter 42 and 494 into our formula, we get:

(42 + 494)/2 = 268

Thus, the number halfway between 42 and 494 is 268.

To check that our answer is correct, we subtract 42 from 268 and subtract 268 from 494 and compare the two numbers:

268 - 42 = 226
494 - 268 = 226

As you can see, the halfway number is 226 higher than 42 and 226 lower than 494. Therefore, our halfway between answer of 268 above is correct.

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